Write Equation Given Linear Situation

Question

Nora needs to lease out a music studio to record her new album. The studio charges an initial studio-use fee of $100 plus an hourly fee of $50. Write an equation for P, commaP, in terms of t, commat, representing the amount of money Nora would have to pay to use the studio for tt hours.

Answer 1

Think about use 1 hour: P is 100+50*1; use 2 hours: 100+50*2, then get final answer P(t) = 100 + 50t, here 100 is initial fee, 50t is charge by hours used.

Answer 2

P(t) = 100 + 50t